erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood, expressed in millimeters per hour. Blood is collected in an anticoagulant and allowed to form a sediment in a calibrated glass column.
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Most commonly, it refers to one of the two circus buildings in Moscow, the â Circus Nikulin â (the old circus, featuring animal acts) and the âBolshoi Circusâ (the new circus, featuring trapeze and acrobatics), or to traveling shows which may or may not be directly related to Russia.he Moscow State Circus is a state-owned enterprise. The circus organisation was threatened by the dismantling of the Soviet Union, and by some performers' inclination to seek better-paid foreign contracts.